Stock-breeding appliance.



A.'L. TOWNSEND.

STOCK BREEDING APPLIANCE. APPLICATION FILED AP R.15 1913. $1,085,954.Patented Feb. 3, 1914.

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g Q I ATTO R N EY A. L. TOWNSEND.

STOCK BREEDING APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.15, 1913,

WITNESSES Patented Feb. 3, 914.

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AT ORNEY To (ZZZ whom it may concern lillg PATENT h l lfifii ABRAHAMLI'NQQLN TOWNSEND, OF EULA, KANSAS.

S'll'JCK-BREEDING APPLIANCE.

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Be it kiiown that I, ABRAHAM L. TOWN- snm), citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at 101s, in the county of Allen and State of Kansas,have invented enew and useful, Stock-Breeding Appliance, of which. thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in appliances for hreedingstock.

The object 01"- the present invention is to improve the construction ofstock breeding appliances and to provide a simple, ll'iEX- pensive andefficient device, designed for taking the pressure off, of young sowsand other animals, and to prevent them from being crushed or otherwiseinjured by o heavy boar or other male animal, 1 i

l/Vith these and other objects in view the invention. consists in sheconseruczionerid novel combination of hereinafter fully described.illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed cu; in sheclsirns. hereto appended; it being understood that various changes inthe form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within thescope of the claims, may he resorted to Without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of'the invention.

ln the drmvings:--Flgure 1 is a. perspective view of a. stock breedingappliance. constructed in accordance with this invention and shownapplied to a sow. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectioiiel View ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a reverse plan view, the legs or standards being insection. i. is a transverse sectional vies: on the line i of 2.- Fig. 5is a cransverse sections viewoii the line m"- Like ziunie; is ofreierenee designate corresponding in u, l the figures of the drawings.

In the fLOCOlnfQd-llylfig fiilfi-WlXWS in which is illustraiced thepreferred einoodiment of the invention, the breeding appliance comprisesin ics construction arched support or rest 1, curved transversely toarch over the heel: o sow 2, us illustrated in Fig. 1 of ihe drawings,and supported by from; and rear legs or standards arranged in pairs andiiiclined laterally to firmly and securely sustain the Weight of a heavyanimal.

lVhile the appliance is shown in the sow .compsnying drawings as appliedto a sow, it .is :idapied to e advantageously employed in breeding allof stock, and may he con- Specification of 'Lesters fatexit.

Apylicetion filed April 15, 1918.

Patented Feb. 3 1914.

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structed of any desired size and of any suitable material to meet theconditions or requirements incident to its use. The arched support-orrest is composed of two sections i and 5, constructed of heavy sheetmetal or other suitable material and provided eltheir inner faces withtransversely disposed hinge elements 6, adopted to stiiien the sections4 and 5 and having eyes 7 at their inher ends for the reception ofpintle rod 8. which also passes through elinedeyes 9 of the upper endsof the legs or standards. The hinge elements preferably consist of.separate bars or pieces, suitably secured to the sections 4 end 5 andcurved to conform to the configuration thereof and tapered outweirdly.They are arranged in pairs at the ends of the sections and at suitablepoints intermediate of the ends thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 ofthe drawings. Thelegs or standards 3', which ere constructed oi angleiron'or other sud-able mate rial, ere-preferably made of metal, asslmwii having two Wings or flanges arranged at right angles; the eyes 9being formed in one of the higs or flanges of each leg or stand.-

by the legs or standards. The atersl inclins-i-ionor spreading of thefront and rear legs maintains their upper portions in contact with thesections of the sugiport or rest and prevents any movement or play of"she ports. The pint-1e rod 8 is preferably oino ed at one end to enableit to be readily passed through 'tlie elincd eyes of the sections i end5 and the legs or stshderd mid it is provided adjacent to its other with"ri" verse pin 10 or other sdiiable ihesiis d: forming a, stop forengaging she adjacent hinge elemento; The pintle rod forms a hingeconnectioii between the sections and also detschabl'y secures the sametogether and enables the sections with their supporting legs to bereadily separated to permit the appliance to he compactly arranged forshipping or storing. The legs are provided at their lower ends withadjustable sections 11, constructed of angle metal and fitting theengulsrly rels-t-ed flanges or webs of the legs, and adapted to he movedlo i ibudinelly thereof to raise and lower the support or rest and. varythe height of the appliance to acconmiodate animals of different sizes.

in practice. when the appliance is saddled on the animal, as illustratedin Fig. 1 of the drawings, the legs with their extensible sectionsshould be one half of an inch shorter than the legs of the animal so asto just clear the supporting surface when the animal is standing erect.The sections 11 are provided with longitudinal slots 12 for thereception of bolts 13, piercing the legs or standards 3 and equippedwith tail nuts 14, located at the inner faces of the legs or standards,as clearly illust 'atcd in Fig. i of the d 'awings. The sections 11 ofthe rear legs or standards are provided at their lower ends with broadfeet 11 adapted to prevent the rear legs or standards from sinking intothe ground in case the same should be more or less soft. These feet 11,which may be oil any desired construction, are illustrated in thedrawings as consisting of flat rectangular plates or pieces, providedwith attaching flanges 11 extending vertically from the upper faces ofthe plates at the inner rear corners thereof and. riveted or otherwisesecured to the sections 11. The legs are connected by curved braces 15,arranged in pairs at each side of the appliance and crossed adajacent tothe lower outer edges of the sections a and 5 and extending downwardlyfrom the upper ends of the legs or standards to about points midwaybetween the ends of the same. The braces 15, which are preferablyconstructed of flexible or resilient material, are curved or bowed toconform to the configuration of the animal. The support or rest is alsobraced by curved logs or arms 16 preferably formed integral with andextending laterally from the upper or inner longitudinal edge of thesection 5 and overlapping and fitting against the upper face of thesectiona. The lugs or arms limit the relative swinging movement of thesections and assist in preventing the same from collapsing when theappliance is subjected to an excessive weight. While a pair of lugs orarms 16 is shown, any number may, of course, be employed.

The breeding appliance is harnessed to an animal to retain the latter inproper position. The harness, which may be of any preterrcdconstruction, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings as comprisinga. collar 17, a belly band 18 and. a rear stra.) or breaching 19 Thecollar 17, which is Jilted around the neck of the animal, is adjustableby means of a suitable buckle 20, and it is connected at opposite Sl(QSwith the front legs by straps 21, suitably secured at their terminals tothe collar and to the said front. legs. One end of the belly band 18 ispassed through a slot in the lo portion of the section 4: of the supportor rest, and is looped nosaeea as shown in Figs. 1 and 5 of thedrawings, the terminal portion 23 being riveted or otherwise secured tothe body portion of the belly band. The belly band, which passes underthe animal and connects the sections a and 5, is provided at its otherend with a plurality of perforations for engaging a buckled tongue 24;mounted on the section?) adjacent to a slot 25 through which the freeend of the belly band passes. The belly band may, of course, beconnected to the sec-- tions of the support or rest in any other suitable manner. The rear strap or breeching 19, which is adjustable bymeans of a buckle .26, passes around the rear portion of the animal andis suitably secured to the rear legs or standards at points intermediateof the ends thereof and approximately in the same plane as the rear endsof the st rips 21, which extend do rnwardly and reaiwvardly from thecollar 17 at a slight inclination. The appliance may be equipped withany other suitable means for securing it to an animal and for fctainingthe latter in proper position'under the appliance.

The support or rest may be 01": any desired length and it preferablyextends from a pointadjaccnt to the neck to within a short distance ofthe tail of the animal, which is entirely exposed at the rear.

What is claimed. is

1. A breeding appliance of the class described including a support orrest arranged at an elevation and conforming to the configuration of andadapted to extend over the back of an animal and const-itutin anexterior support for another animal, and means for confining an animalbeneath the rest or support.

2. A breeding appliance of the class dcscribcd including arest arrangedto-extond over the back of an animal and torming an exterior support foran animal, legs supporting the rest and spaced apart to permit an animalto be arranged beneath them, and. means for confining an animal beneaththe rest.

A breeding appliance ot-the class described including an arched supportor rest. arranged at an elevation and adapted to lit over or saddle theback of an animal and forming an exterior support for an animal, andmeans for confining an animal beneath the support or rest.

a. it breeding appliance of the class dcscribed including an. archedsupport ran god to it over the back of an animal and forming an exteriorsupport for another animal and legs or standards connected with thesupport at opposite sides thereof and spaced apart to receive an animalbe tween them.

A breeding appliance of the class described including an arched. supporter ranged to fit over the back of an animal lessees forming exteriorsngiport for another legs or standards connected with the SllL-Mti; atopposite sides thereof and spaced c an animal. between them, andahar'oess for securing the appliance on animal for retaining the latterin osition under the ejgpliaiice.

t. including on arched rest selected to or s the heck of an animal onesterior support for another at opposite sides of and snpporth'ig saidrest osted c urt. permit the arched rest er the back or an animal, a

'ing flexib e means for connecting ire-zit of on animal; rcsr orbreaching strop extending around the heck of the soolicnce, and a bellybend conthe arched support and adopted to esteemr an animal.

7, bl'iix ng appliance oi the classdescribed including rest zidapted tobe ac ranged oi the hack of an animal and forming exterior support foranother animal and composed of separate sections hinged to on supportingmeans con- 8. A o c of the class describe idagoted to extend over thennsl and forming on exterior sup' oort another animal and dividedlongitudinally into tWo sections, which hinged together, supporting withthe outer portions or" 5 and an arm extending from one is andoverlapping; the other to movement thereof.

iug appliance of the clsss de sCllb lfilll lin a rest adapted to extendover the r ct animal and forming on exterio for another animal andcomposed longitudinal sections having supporting legs and provided witheyes, and a ion tudinal pintle passing through eyes hing'ing thesections together.

l0. DY scribed l" rest 01 on animal and forming an exterior sup port foranother 1&1 and composed two longitudinal sections, legs having curvedupper portions supporting the sections and breeding appliance of theclass de-r provided with eyes, and means passing scribed including asupport, arranged to fit over the hack oi an animal endcohstituting anexterior support for another animal composed of transversely curvedsections provided at their lower faces with hinge elements, lcgshavingcurved upper-portions secured to the lower faces of the said sectionsand provided with eyes, and a pintle rod passing through the hingeelements and the eyes of the said legs;

12. A breeding appliance of the class described including a rest adaptedto be arranged over the back of an animal and forming an exteriorsupport for another animal spaced legs supporting the rest, and flexiblemoons secured to the legs'for confining an animal heneath the rest.

13. A breeding appliance of the class described including e rest adaptedto be arranged over the hack of an animal and forming an exteriorsupport for another animal, legs supporting the rest and havingadjustable sections for varying their length, and. means for securingthe apparatus to an animal. 1'

1s. A breeding egipliance of theclass described including on arched restadapted to be arranged over the back off on animal and forming anexterior support for another amino-Al legs having curved upper port-ionssecured to the said rest, and braces connecting the legs and curved toconform to the configuration of an animal.

15. A breeding appliance including a rest or support arranged at anelevation and adopted to extend over the back of an animal and formingan exterior support for another animal, and front and rear legs orstandards supporting the rest, the rear legs or standards bein providedwith relatively broad feet adapted to prevent the said rear legs orstandards from sinking into the ground.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing own, It have hereto aiiixed mysignw ture in the presence of two witnesses.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN TOWNSEND.

Witnesses Fri-moss Wilson,

C G. AUsHERMAN.

